We have great news for families requesting more options for the education of their children in Twin Rivers Unified. The District is working on a proposed expansion of Regency Park Elementary and Westside Preparatory Charter School (WPCS), scheduled for the 2018-2019 school year.

As part of our continuing effort to increase college and career readiness, Twin Rivers Unified will pay the fee for approximately 8,500 students in grades 8 -11 to take the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT) on Oct. 11. The District will also pay the fee for seniors to take the SAT on the same day.

Students taking the PSAT don't have to worry about filling out any paperwork. They are automatically registered for the exam at their school sites. Please contact your school counselor for more information.

Twin Rivers Unified will host a parent/guardian night for SWUN Math on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Parents/guardians will receive helpful information to support math success with their children and will learn more about SWUN Math's partnership with Twin Rivers Unified School District.

Admission representatives from more than 30 colleges and universities will be in Twin Rivers on Thursday, Sept. 14, for the annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities Recruitment Fair. The event is free and open to all 11th and 12th grade students from throughout the Sacramento area. Qualified students may receive on-the-spot admissions and scholarships.

Twin Rivers students and their parents are encouraged to attend the District's annual college fair on Tuesday, Sept. 19. The event is open to all 11th and 12th graders. Representatives from approximately 60 colleges and the military will be at the event.

On Monday, Aug. 21 our region will experience a partial solar eclipse which will peak at 10:17 a.m. Although this is a spectacular event to witness, safety for you and our students is of paramount importance. Looking at the sun for any length of time without protection can result in permanent damage to your eyes. The only safe way to look directly at the sun or partially eclipsed sun is through special-purpose solar filters, such as "eclipse glasses" or handheld solar viewers. Homemade filters or ordinary sunglasses, even very dark ones, are not safe for looking at the sun; they transmit thousands of times too much sunlight.

Please view NASA's flyer regarding the eclipse for more viewing and safety tips.

Arts Academy give you a chance to work with professional artists and performers in the art form of your choice. Classes held daily during club time. Choose only 1 class or all the classes, it’s your choice and your time. It’s your time to become a creator!

Mondays, 3:30-4:30 Digital Music Production and Media with Dennis Weaver

Twin Rivers parents and guardians will soon receive the results of the rigorous computer-based tests students took last spring. The district will mail individual student score reports by late August.

Preparing for the release of the reports, the California Department of Education has produced a video that will help you understand your child's score report. We encourage families to contact their school principal if they have any questions.

California law requires that all incoming seventh graders get a whooping cough booster shot (Tdap) before school starts on Tuesday, August 8, 2017. They are also required to get a second measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

Your child will not be allowed to start seventh grade with incomplete shot records. Childhood immunizations are available through your medical provider.

At the Jan. 24 school board meeting, our Trustees adopted Resolution No. 630, reaffirming our commitment to ensure that Twin Rivers Unified School District remains a Safe Haven—committed to the success of all students irrespective of their immigration status, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, ability, sex and gender identity, socio-economic status or beliefs.

Chicas Latinas de Sacramento, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is striving to reduce the digital divide and provide equal opportunities by giving students the tools they need to succeed. In this digital age, lacking an at-home computer makes it difficult to complete homework and further learning. As a result, we are collecting gently used laptops, refurbishing them, and supplying them to students in need of an at-home computer.

This year we are donating the laptops to middle school students. Applications are due June 16, 2017 and students may apply by completing the attached application (provided in English and Spanish).

Following 11 months of negotiations, we remain unable to reach a resolution with the Twin Rivers United Educators (TRUE). This is frustrating for all involved and I know it raises concerns in our school community. We have received a few inquiries from parents regarding the status of negotiations with the teachers' union ...

Great news for the District — Cafe Services Team Leader Robyn McKenzie has been selected to represent Sacramento County in the California Classified School Employees of the Year competition! McKenzie is one of four TR 2017 District Employees of the Year. READ MORE: http://www.twinriversusd.org/newsroom/news/?q=827

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